stickmantijuana

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First time taking off the rear counter weight. I tried pounding on it with hammer while prying it against the stationary gear bolt, but it is not working. My slide hammer is a little too big for the bolt holes. Is there something I am missing before I keep at it some more?

Also in the picture, I know I have the aftermarket eccentric shaft. I was curious whether what you see at the end of my shaft is expected. It looks like a cone. Just for full disclosure, I am doing all this because there's a leak coming from the rear iron. Thanks for any help in advance.

stickmantijuana

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Forgot to attach pictures.

Andre The Giant

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Put the flywheel back on so you get more leverage when hitting. Only do this if you have a soft face hammer to hit the flywheel so you don't damage the friction surface. Put the e-shaft nut back on a few threads so the whole counterweight and flywheel don't come falling right off when they get loosened.
I have a huge dead-blow sledge that breaks it loose. It's all plastic/hard rubber. You can use a wood block and hit that with a hammer if you're careful.
With the flywheel on there, you can hit at 12 o'clock, then 6 oclock, then 3 and then 9 you get the picture.
Also you are missing the small seal that goes in the back of the eshaft, it keeps the grease inside the pilot bearing.

stickmantijuana

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Thanks for the reply. Man I put half can of pb blaster, new 4ft pry bar, dead blow, and brass hammer with no luck. I got tired and just ordered mazdatrix counterweight removal tool. The seal fell out during one of my blows. Nice catch though. I will take picture of what's behind the counterweight. I don't know what could be leaking.. A shop just put in a rear main seal and new stationary gear oring just a few days ago.. Still leaking.. I'm hoping they did it wrong although I don't know how. It's definitely leaking from behind the counterweight as I see oil oozing out from the pilot bearing area when I turn the engine over trying to get this thing off.

hsmidy

If you have some thick steel and some longer bolts you can make a home job puller to help get it off. and yes it is a good idea to put the e-shaft nut back on a few threads.

stickmantijuana

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Wow, I owe you guys huge. If I didn't have that flywheel nut in place, rear flywheel counterweight would have dropped right on my face! The way I had my body positioned holding onto my heavy electric impact, I couldn't move, and that would have broken something or given me at least a black eye lol. I thought the counterweight would slowly pull out but it popped out quite violently. Well anyhow, I found the problem... The rear main seal had popped out half way. Weird.. I'm going to rtv it and put another new one in. I think the shop just pounded it flush with the surface, it looks like it should be recessed. Just wanted to say thanks!